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unusual facts about wind farms



Aoyama Plateau Wind Farm

The Aoyama Plateau Wind Farm (青山高原ウインドファーム), located amongst the Aoyama Plateau in the Muroo-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park, Japan, is one of the largest wind farms in Honshū.

Electricity sector in France

However, on January 25, 2011, President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed the tendering process to build France's first five offshore wind farms, expected to have a capacity of 3GW and to be sited off the Atlantic coast between Saint-Nazaire and Dieppe/Le Tréport.


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Corby by-election, 2012

However, he never formally applied, pulling out after support from the Conservative energy minister, John Hayes, opposing onshore wind farms, which caused a minor rift between Conservative and Liberal Democrat ministers.

Energy in South Australia

AGL Energy is a major developer of wind farms in Australia with many new projects in production or planned.

MSPL Limited

MSPL's wind farms are situated in Harpanahalli, with a capacity of 46.25 MW, Chitradurga, with a capacity of 38.35 MW, Harihar with a capacity of 6 MW in the State of Karnataka, Satara, with a capacity of 1 MW and Dhule with a capacity of 20 MW in the State of Maharashtra and with a capacity of 30 MW at Surajbari in the State of Gujarat.

Renewable energy in Australia

Power stations owned by Pacific Hydro include wind farms: Codrington Wind Farm, Challicum Hills Wind Farm, Portland Wind Project and Hydro power: Eildon Pondage Power Station, Ord River Hydro Power Station and The Drop Hydro.